Wandering Daughters

Jul 1, 1923

1h 0m

★ 0.0

The Inside Story of Girlhood Adoration that Would Not Be Controlled!

Overview

The daughter of straitlaced parents, Bessie Bowden is attracted to the social life of the fast set and finds Austin Trull, lounge lizard and sometime artist, more interesting than hard-working John Hargraves. Mr. Bowden and John try to compete with Bessie's new friends and spend all the family savings on making the Bowden home appear wealthy and a part of the social whirl. Bessie and Geraldine Horton finally catch Trull at his double-dealing, and Bessie wisely returns to home and Hargraves.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Sam E. Rork Productions

First National Pictures

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Cast

Bessie Bowden

Marguerite De La Motte

Will Bowden

William V. Mong

Annie Bowden

Mabel Van Buren

Geraldine Horton

Marjorie Daw

Charle Horton

Noah Beery

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